Management Accountant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to join a growing business based in Salford. This is a broad, commercially focused role where you'll have the opportunity to influence business decisions through insightful financial analysis, management reporting and performance analysis

You'll work closely with both Finance and operational teams, gaining exposure to senior stakeholders and playing an important role in helping the business improve profitability and performance.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Supportive and collaborative finance team
• Broad commercial exposure with visibility across the business
• Regular interaction with senior stakeholders
• Genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress your career

What you'll do

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and variance analysis.
• Provide clear commentary on performance against budget and forecast.
• Monitor financial performance, identifying key risks, trends and opportunities.
• Analyse margins, sales and costs to understand what's driving business performance.
• Support pricing, promotional and product decisions through financial analysis.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and maintain strong financial controls.
• Work closely with operational stakeholders to provide useful financial insight and support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting and processes across the finance function.

What we're looking for

• Newly qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Previous Management Accounting experience, ideally within a commercially focused environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn financial information into clear insights.
• Commercially minded and naturally curious about the reasons behind financial performance.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with non-finance stakeholders.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of your work.
• Someone who enjoys working collaboratively and contributing ideas.

Why join?

You'll be joining a growing business where Finance has a genuine voice. It's an opportunity to move beyond producing numbers and actually understand what is driving performance, work with stakeholders across the business and see the impact of your analysis. The finance team offers a supportive environment with plenty of opportunity to learn, take ownership and develop your career.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates